But he called it Freedom from Want, as part of a four oil painting series based on Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union Address (aka The Four Freedoms Speech):
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) is regarded as one of the most prominent painters in 20th century United States. His works tend to reflect American consumerism, culture, as well as social tensions:
The Problem We All Live With, 1964
If you have a mental picture of 1950s, it is probably oiled over by Norman Rockwell's work.
He worked for the Saturday Evening Post, one of the most widely circulated publications among the American middle class from the 20s to the 60s–the trunk of the 20th century.
Rockwell's art was so popular with the American people that newsstand sales of The Saturday Evening Post would increase by 50,000 to 75,000 copies every time his art appeared on the cover. <-----(thanks)
ALSO, Rockwell had a 64-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, for which he worked as a staff artist with Boys' Life Magazine. He was promoted to magazine arts' editor when he was only 19.
and some more Rockwell:
We're coming full circle: Which is your favorite farce/recreation/adjusted for inflation:
http://humor.gunaxin.com/rockwells-thanksgiving-parodies/178165
(im making you copy and paste it into your browser yes)
unless u click hur
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